A grievance filed by a cook at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel alleging bullying and harassment in the workplace was handled with blatant disregard for her interests, the British Columbia… …
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British Columbia amendments to employment standards complaint process take effect
New amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act took effect in British Columbia on Aug. 1, aiming to speed up how the province resolves …
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PREMIUM St. Thomas Elgin hospital worker’s vaccine policy firing upheld
An operating room attendant fired for refusing to comply with a hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy has had her termination upheld by a labour arbitrator. The worker had been employed… …
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PREMIUM CN ordered to reinstate worker fired after positive drug test
A Canadian National Railway Company maintenance worker who was fired both for a workplace safety incident and for testing positive for marijuana has been ordered reinstated by a labour arbitrator,… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator strikes down CPKC cannabis ban and drug thresholds
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s 28-day cannabis ban, its lowered oral fluid drug testing thresholds and a rule requiring newly hired trainees to undergo two… …
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PREMIUM Air Canada cargo worker’s discharge upheld over last-chance breach
An Air Canada cargo worker bound by a last chance agreement has had his discharge upheld by a labour arbitrator after being found using a personal cell phone during a… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator orders Air Canada to pay $125,000 in back pay to reinstated mechanic
An Air Canada mechanic whose dismissal was already found to be without just cause has been awarded $125,488.76 in lost earnings plus 12 months’ base salary in lieu of reinstatement,… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds cabin searches by security, detector dog on Arctic cargo ship in Quebec
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging surprise cabin searches conducted by a security firm and a detector dog aboard a Desgagnés Marine Cargo vessel, ruling that the extreme… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of UHN nurse who stopped patient’s paralytic
A registered nurse who turned off a critically ill patient’s paralytic and lowered his sedation without a physician’s order has lost her wrongful dismissal grievance against University Health Network, with… …
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Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments
A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid off after its sole client ended a service …

